Coalition’s climate and energy policy in disarray as opposition splits over nuclear and renewables

The MacIntyre windfarm in Queensland. The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, says Australia doesn’t need ‘large-scale industrial windfarms’ such as those proposed for an offshore zone south of Sydney.The MacIntyre windfarm in Queensland. The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, says Australia doesn’t need ‘large-scale industrial windfarms’ such as those proposed for an offshore zone south of Sydney.

As the federal Coalition attempts to ramp up pressure on Labor for refusing to lift the ban on nuclear energy, it also faces opposition at the state level from its own side of politics, as Crisafulli said nuclear is a “matter for Canberra” and it is “not on our plan, not on our agenda”. “The things that we are offering are real and they are tangible, I understand there is that debate in Canberra, fair enough, but I can’t be distracted by it.”, said the federal Coalition wants “to have renewables in the system but we want to do it in a responsible way”, with nuclear energy providing baseload power.

Littleproud declared the Coalition was opposed to it and promised to “send the investment signals that there is a cap on where will go with renewables and where we will put them”.The energy and climate change minister, Chris Bowen, seized on the remarks which he said showed “while the world races to cleaner cheaper reliable renewables, the Nationals wants to stop new investment”.

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